Nick Steele is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Star Race Cars. Steele has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,920 ranks Steele 2928th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2004-10-16 | Laguna Seca | P9 | +78 |
| 2004-10-02 | Phoenix | P4 | +115 |
| 2004-09-24 | Road Atlanta | P18 | −22 |
| 2004-08-21 | Road America | P35 | −127 |
| 2004-07-24 | Portland | P19 | −49 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Star Race Cars | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +340 | 4,090 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA GOLD | 6,310 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇨🇦 Daniel Di Leo | 4,295 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Moses Smith | 4,251 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Potekhen | 4,102 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | 4,101 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Jenkins | 4,016 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Jamie Bach | 3,970 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Anderson | 3,931 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 André Desmarais | 3,874 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan BomaritoFIA PLATINUM | 5,676 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Colin BraunFIA GOLD · 3× CHAMPION | 5,124 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie PecorariHIGHER-RATED | 4,353 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,918 | 🏳️ Michael Carter | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,925 |
| 2,919 | 🇺🇸 Noah Harmon | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,925 |
| 2,920 | 🇬🇧 Chris Goodwin | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,924 |
| 2,921 | 🇧🇷 Leonardo Escorpioni | USF Pro 2000 | 3,924 |
| 2,922 | 🇯🇵 Yudai Uchida | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,924 |
| 2,923 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Goring | Star Mazda Championship | 3,923 |
| 2,924 | 🇬🇧 Andrew Howard | British GT Championship | 3,922 |
| 2,925 | 🇯🇵 Kyosuke Mineo | Super GT | 3,921 |
| 2,926 | 🇫🇷 Maxime Robin | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,921 |
| 2,927 | 🇩🇪 Hendrik Still | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,920 |
| 2,928 | 🇺🇸 Nick Steele | Star Mazda Championship | 3,920 |
| 2,929 | 🇩🇪 Dima Raikhlin | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,919 |
| 2,930 | 🇺🇸 Micky Gilbert | Star Mazda Championship | 3,919 |
| 2,931 | 🇫🇷 Adrien Chila | European Le Mans Series | 3,918 |
| 2,932 | 🇺🇸 Jesse Little | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,918 |
| 2,933 | 🇺🇸 Jordan Missig | Indy NXT | 3,918 |
| 2,934 | 🇯🇵 Tetsuya Tanaka | Super GT | 3,917 |
| 2,935 | 🇺🇸 James Walker Jr. | GT4 America | 3,915 |
| 2,936 | 🏳️ Justin Pruskowski | Star Mazda Championship | 3,915 |
| 2,937 | 🏳️ Clay Magouyrk | Zenith Racing Series | 3,914 |
| 2,938 | 🇯🇵 Rin Arakawa | Super GT | 3,913 |
Nick Steele competed in the Star Mazda Championship during the 2004 season, completing nine starts without recording a podium finish. His rating of 3,920 places him in the semi-professional band, a level most commonly seen among drivers in pro-am fields and those competing mid-pack in stronger professional environments. Steele's single season of racing saw him average a finishing position of 12th, reflecting consistent work against a competitive field but an inability to regularly feature in the points.[1]
The 2004 Star Mazda field included multiple drivers of considerable standing. Michael McDowell, who would establish himself as an established professional in motorsport, won that championship; Steele finished ahead of McDowell once in nine meetings but trailed him eight times. Steele also raced against Luis Schiavo, a former Star Mazda champion, and Moses Smith, who had won the series two years prior. Against this trio of title holders and McDowell's proven pedigree, Steele managed isolated strong results, finishing ahead of McDowell once, and of Smith and Schiavo a combined nine times across their head-to-head meetings, but could not sustain performance at their level. He showed greater consistency against Ryan Justice, finishing ahead of him seven times in nine races, though this pairing formed the closest competitive measure in his record.
Steele's career concluded after the 2004 season. He raced for Star Race Cars, the team that also fielded McDowell and accounted for the sole platform of Steele's professional racing record.